1. Course Selection Parent / Student Info Night
LOUI SALITURO
Academic Advisor
JOHN Campbell
Principal

2. Course Selection Information Night
Graduation Requirements
Course Offerings at STA
Post Secondary Institutions
Scholarships and Bursaries
Questions and Answers

3. Grad Requirements STA Policy
Students are required to take all graduation requirements for the respective year at STA unless the course has already been successfully completed elsewhere (usually at summer school or online during the summer or in a previous term).
Students must pass CE 12 in order to participate in all Graduation Activities in June.
Drop Deadline for Courses: Sept 21, 2018

4. Graduation Requirements Grade 10
Christian Education Credits
English Credits
Physical Education Credits
Planning credits
Math Credits
Science Credits
Social Studies Credits
French 10 or LRC Credits
Elective Credits

5. Graduation Requirements Grade 11
Christian Education credits
English 11 (Literacy Assessment) 4 credits
Math 11 (Numeracy Assessment) 4 credits
Science credits
Social Studies 11 (or a Socials 12) 4 credits
Elective (ie. French or Spanish 11) 4 credits
Elective (ie. Applied Skill or Fine Art) 4 credits
Elective credits
Graduation Transitions (con’t in gr. 12)

6. Graduation Requirements Grade 12
Christian Education credits
Graduation Transitions credits
English 12 (Literacy Assessment) credits
At least 4 other Grade 12 Level Courses 16 credits
Study block, community service or LRC Block

7. Study Blocks & Service Blocks
Students are required to be enrolled in at least 7 - four credit courses at STA in their senior year.
Grade 12 students may elect to have a study block.
Category A – off campus
(honour roll or effort honour roll)
Category B – only on campus
(library or cafeteria)
Students can also apply for a School & Community Service Block. Selection is based on student experience and teacher need.

8. Registering for Courses
Initial course registration will be open online on April 24th.
From the initial selections a timetable will be built to accommodate as many students as possible and ensure graduation credits are available to everyone.
Students will go online in May to pick their actual timetable.

9. Online Courses
STA recommendation is to take all required courses here at STA
Students who do not have a required course completed by Fall admission, will be required to take the course at STA
For university admissions requirement, online courses must be 100% completed by the end of January to be accepted (new )

10. Courses by Department
Now we will go into each department to further clarify offerings.

11. Course Offerings Provincial Courses
Courses with a Provincial Assessment: (English 12)
Academic Courses
Courses from approved lists (differs by university) used to calculate admission averages
i.e. History 12, Chemistry 12, Calculus 12, Economics 12
Advanced Placement Courses
Can earn university credits in high school
May be used for admissions averages
Electives
Usually fulfill the Applied Skill / Fine Arts Requirement
Languages
There are several different types of courses offered at sta
We have …..

12. English English 12 English 11 Honours English 11 Honours English 12
Communications11
Communications 12
English 11
English 12
Honours English 11
Honours English 12
CCC Jump Start
or AP English
Writing 12
Literature 12

13. Social Sciences Socials 10 Socials 11 Geography 12 Civilizations 12
History 12
Law 12
Economics 12

14. Foundations and Pre-Calculus Math10
Apprentice and
Workplace Math 10
Apprentice &
Workplace Math 11
Foundations and Pre-Calculus Math10
Foundations
Math 11
Foundations
Math 12
Pre-Calculus
Math 11
Pre-Calculus
Math 12
Students must successfully complete a math 10 course.
Students who are currently enrolled in EMA10 go on to EMA11
Calculus 12
AP Calculus

15. Sciences Science 10 Biology 11 Biology 12 Chemistry 11 Chemistry 12
Physics 12
Physics 11
For acceptance to most university Science and Engineering programs students are required to take Chem 11 and Phy11
At the grade 12 level:
For Sciences UBC requires 1.
SFU Requires 2 (GEO OK)
UVIC Requires 2(GEO OK)
For Engineering SFU & UBC Chem 12 and Phy12
UVIC Phy 12 Chem recommended.
Earth Science 11
AP Physics
Science & Tech 11

16. Modern Languages French 10 French 11 French 12 Beg. Spanish 11

17. Electives
Physical Education (PE, Boys Basketball & Girls Sports Academies)
Business Education (Accounting, Marketing ,Economics, Entrepreneurship)
Information and Communications Technology (Digital Media Development, Media Arts, Computer Programming )
Fine & Performing Arts (Acting, Art, Band, Choir)
Humanities (Eng Lit, Civilizations, History, Geography, Law, Psychology, Social Studies, Writing)
Math (Math, Calculus, AP Calculus)
Modern Languages (French & Spanish)
Science (AP Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Science & Technology)

18. Applying to University
Search Universities of interest NOW
Applications open in the Fall
Applications are all on-line
Know Application deadlines and requirements.
Attend Info Sessions at STA in the Fall at the Post-Secondary Institutions Evening
Go to PSI Open Houses/Tours

19. Changes to Undergraduate Admissions at UBC and SFU
There are changes to the admission requirements for all BC high school applicants entering UBC and SFU in and 2020. This will impact course selection for current high school students.

20. KEY MESSAGES TO STUDENTS
• Pre-requisites and requirements are not changing. You do not have to take different/more courses than currently required.
• You should take courses in secondary school that are related to what you want to study at UBC. Doing so will increase your chances of admission.
• UBC will look at your grades in nearly ALL your academic Gr.11 and Gr.12 courses.
• When we look at your overall grades, we will drop your lowest Gr.11 or Gr.12 course; so it is safe to experiment.
• We will pay particular attention to courses related to what you want to study at UBC. If you have the course at both the Gr.11 and Gr.12 level, more emphasis will be placed on the Gr.12 grade.
• Be aware that having the highest grades is not the only way to get in – challenging yourself by taking more courses or more rigorous courses can also be beneficial.

21. Scholarships & Bursaries
Begin looking at criteria
Corporate and Association
Community and Sports
Post Secondary Institutions
STA (internal competition)
Community service and leadership is a major part of scholarship selection criteria.
Check STA website for links to scholarships, morning announcements, monthly newsletter and follow our social media postings:
Facebook: facebook.com/staacadmics

22. QUESTIONS ?